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I have a pretty serious propensity for drifting into and out of hobbies a few times a year. Ham radio being one of those means that it occasionally gets ‘shelved’. What do I mean by that? Well, the radios are still on the desk and I’ll routinely flip on the power supply to make sure…
I realized I owed the ether an update with regards to the mobile broadband saga! Ordered the appropriate device off of Ebay and it showed up a few days later. Opening up the laptop was fairly trivial (god bless ruggedized laptops!) and I made the swap in about 20 minutes or so. After that, fired…
Ahh Pink Floyd, always with your sage wisdom…If you’re one to dabble with WSJTX and or FT4/8 in general, you’ve probably quickly determined the need for your clock to be accurate. Despite how many times you ask your windows machine to synchronize with NIST, you always end up just about a second off when you…
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The Getac V200 I recently acquired happened to have a Mobile Broadband card in it! With that in mind, I ordered a sim adapter set and slapped a google fi sim in the sim card slot and…. nothing really happened. Did some research, did some more research, did EVEN MORE RESEARCH and finally figured out…
Amateur Radio, as a hobby, has some unique requirements depending on what aspects of the hobby you’re in to. Some of them require some high-density, lightweight power. Some of them require some clever antenna solutions. Sometimes some gear that can take a bit of weather. Ruggedized laptops aren’t a new thing. Popular with the Military…
My first time being the fox was a blast. Not only did I learn a ton (as one does with new adventures) but a lot of people were entertained as well! A few lessons learned: Don’t try to run the event on your own. My lovely XYL had fallen ill the days before, so the…
The musical talents of the group Ylvis have asked “What does the fox say?” However I happen to know what the fox is going to say on April 18th: “FIND ME” in morse code. The PPRAA is hosting a spring fox hunt (we’re trying to make this a regular thing) starting at 9:45. I’m the…
I’ve been creeping up on some portable DC power solutions for a while now. This has gone through a few iterations involving a 28 pound 30AH Sealed Lead Acid battery, Added a solar panel (with a very noisy charge controller!) And now, finally, a proper battery with a proper charge controller. The good folks over…
I figured it was about time I had a place to start recording my amateur radio musings. More content coming soon. I promise.